{"id":1720,"date":"2023-08-25T14:29:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T06:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2023-08-29T16:06:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T08:06:37","slug":"project-update-2-recently-digitised-negatives-from-campus-in-1979-1980","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/archives\/project-update-2-recently-digitised-negatives-from-campus-in-1979-1980\/","title":{"rendered":"More recently digitised negatives from 1979-1980"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are continuing to send a selection of 35mm film negatives to the Digitisation Centre of WA<\/a> for professional digitisation services. Our aim is long-term physical preservation as well as to provide the community access to these records of the university’s foundational years as the Western Australian Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This selection of images were originally taken by photographers in 1979-80 for publication in our early university journal The Reporter<\/em>, created by the WAIT Public Relations Department. The Reporter <\/em>documented the goings-on at the Institute across teaching faculties, student life and Bentley campus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers should be aware that this story contains names and images of deceased persons.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Sleeve 95. Guild Emporium (market jumble sale).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Guild Emporium, where you can get anything and everything on campus. This was likely in B103 facing Atkinson Forum, built in 1977. Today this building is still a retail service as ‘The School Locker’, providing stationery, books, branded uniforms and equipment that students require for their specific teaching discipline.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sleeve 95. Guild Emporium (market jumble sale).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sleeve 93. Library Studies.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Library Studies students studying in a common room. The blackboard behind gives an insight into the activities on campus too. A smaller student body and physical campus than we have now meant leaving notes on the blackboard was obviously a successful method of communication.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sleeve 87. 6NR Aboriginal program broadcast.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

6NR radio station was the home for community broadcasting programs in Perth when it was started in 1976 at WAIT. In 1979, Yamatji indigenous elder Vi Chitty was a regular broadcaster with her program ‘Wanju Banburru’<\/em>. Along with Ken Colbung, Vi’s radio work created the foundations of Aboriginal Radio, <\/em>later known as Noongar Radio which continues to broadcast today on 100.9FM. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Sleeve 88. Stage production WAIT on Revue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The WAIT Theatre production company kicked off in 1972 and put on multiple productions throughout the year with WAIT students and professionals from the industry. 1979 saw the production ‘WAIT! On Revue’ – a revue show with a showcase of skits, singing and dancing. Note the WAIT logo on the white jumpers of two performers in the back row.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sleeve 88. Stage production WAIT on Revue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sleeve 84. Nature garden in Guild buildings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Above is documentation of the installation of a nature garden in the courtyard of the Guild precinct, and below is Edith Young, one of the WAIT gardeners on staff outside buildings 501 & 208 on the South end of campus. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Sleeve 81. Edith Young (gardener) on a small tractor with trailer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sleeve 95. Exercising in the geodesic dome (Curtin Stadium).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A visit to campus nowadays always means sighting the large Curtin Stadium building built in 2013. Next to it resides the geodesic dome with a silver metal roof, which can be seen at the top of this image. It was built in 1977 and is still in use to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sleeve 85. Bill Munro from Mechanical Engineering (in workshop).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sleeve 108. Open Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

WAIT had an annual Open Day so members of the community could visit each department and learn from staff and students about what studying there was like. Above is a look into the Department of Surveying, established in 1970 at WAIT and continues to be taught at Â鶹ֱ²¥ today. Note the student’s shirt that reads “WA Surveying Students Association, WAIT 1979”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A major part of Open Day were the games, activities and performances scheduled, providing entertainment for the community.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sleeve 108. Open Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sleeve 107. North West Aboriginal dancing troupe breaktime.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sleeve 109. North West Aboriginal dancing troupe yarn with Aboriginal Bridging Course graduates.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sleeve 107. Open Day and Fat Cat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

WAIT Open Days were for the whole family, children included. A visit from Fat Cat in Atkinson Forum is a headline event. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Sleeve 107. After Open Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sleeve 80. Louise Hodell and teacher education students creating materials for ”Knee High” presentation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sleeve 80. Louise Hodell and teacher education students creating materials for “Knee High” presentation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sleeve 101. Joanne Barkel (Occupational Therapy) with clay work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sleeve 96. Norma the telephonist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sleeve 121. Film and TV students filming on campus. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sleeve 103. Dr John de Laeter and meteorite.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Professor John de Laeter (right) of the WAIT Department of Applied Physics was instrumental in the discovery and study of the iron meteorite found near the Mount Manning ranges in 1979. John de Laeter was at WAIT from its beginning days in 1967 and later became Acting Vice-Chancellor in 1987, retiring in 1995.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sleeve 108. Open Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The meteorite now resides at the WA Museum.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Sleeve 145. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This kind of construction sign may be familiar in nature to Curtin staff and students: development and growth is always happening on campus to make way for new activities, students and spaces. This photo of a hand-painted road sign and somebody’s pet dog is a testament to the relatively small community WAIT was in its formative years compared to Â鶹ֱ²¥ today which has a systemised approach to the management of its campuses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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